… Growing only 2 to 3 feet tall, Hypericum kalmianum has a nice mounded habit and attractive bluish-green leaves. It's a fine-textured plant for the shrub border or for use in a foundation planting. Extremely showy, 1 to 1-1/2 inch, bright-yellow flowers cover the plant in July; the center of each flower has …
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… This dwarf form of the native sneezeweed is known for its bright orange and yellow petals surrounding a chocolate brown central disk. It has an extended flowering season and attracts butterflies, bees, and moths to the garden. Plant in full sun in moist soils and provide space for good air movement to discourage foliar diseases. In shaded conditions the flowers lose their orange color. …
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… Explore the Forest Preserves of Cook and Lake Counties, home to diverse wildlife and native plants. Learn techniques for capturing nature’s beauty of the woodlands, meadows, and marshes while hiking scenic trails. Class is limited to DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Dress for the weather. The School’s CEUs=12 hours FPC elective …
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… Harvest Gold’ is another Ozark witch hazel known for its fragrant orange blooms in early spring and for its spectacular golden foliage in the fall. It is hardy in zones 4-8 and grows to a height of 6’ over time with full sun to partial shade. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer …
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… groves and an expansive lawn that has a runnel, rolling hills, a willow tunnel, boulders for climbing, and natural “rooms” defined by arborvitae and hornbeams. The Nature Play Garden is part of the Regenstein Learning Campus, the home base for the Chicago Botanic Garden’s plant-based, immersive nature experiences and classes. (The … sound (the sweetgum trees have seedpods that rattle); more than half of the perennials are new to the Chicago Botanic Garden. The Nature Play Garden hills and lawn are open from mid-April …
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… Q. I am growing acorn and butternut squash for the first time this year. When do I harvest them, and how do I store them after harvest? A. All winter squashes (acorn, hubbard, butternut and spaghetti) should be allowed to ripen on the vine. Harvest them before a hard frost, but be sure the skin is hard and not able to be pierced with your fingernail. You can store them for five or six months in a dry …
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… the Morton Arboretum and the Ornamental Growers Association of Northern Illinois formed to promote plant cultivars that perform well in northern Illinois. This variety was developed at the Chicago Botanic Garden; it has proven to be a super-charged moss phlox in terms of flower power, vigor, and durability. The 1-inch-wide, light to medium-violet flowers—large for a moss phlox—are produced for four to six weeks. …
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… Squaw beebalm grows to about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide and bears fragrant bright red flowers in the summer months. … In an evaluation of beebalms conducted at the Chicago Botanic Garden this beebalm was found to have 2 inch flowers covering 80-100% of the plant for about four weeks from late June to late July. It had fair to good mildew resistance and …
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… There aren't that many Weigela with something to offer when they aren't in bloom, but 'Suzanne' is one. First she gives you a mix of pink and white flowers on the same bush, for a spring display that can last 6 to 8 weeks. Then there's the foliage, delicately edged in white. And sometimes, a repeat flush of …
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… of Awakening Angel are blue green and form a large mound. Hostas are shade tolerant, easy-to-grow, and long-lived. Although they produce flowers held high above the foliage on long stalks called scapes, they are grown primarily for their foliage and neat habit. Hostas are actively hybridized for leaf color, size, shape, and … are common; new introductions abound. Hosta cultivars range in size from several inches to several feet; it may take 3-8 years for hostas to reach their full size. They all prefer …
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